TRENDEAtlas of the Sultans · Cities

When did Uşak become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

503years under Ottoman rule

Uşak came under Ottoman rule in 1390; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. It changed hands in between; there are 3 separate Ottoman periods.

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1390–1402 · 12 years1429–1920 · 491 years

Chronology

  1. 1390
    Became Ottoman

    Bayezid I brought the Germiyan principality within Ottoman borders, and Uşak joined the Ottoman lands.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  2. 1402
    Left Ottoman rule

    After the Battle of Ankara Timur handed the area back to the Germiyanids.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  3. 1429
    Became Ottoman

    With the Germiyan lands the town became Ottoman again.

    Sultan: Murad II
  4. 1920
    Left Ottoman rule

    On 29 August 1920 the Greek army occupied the city.

  5. 1922
    Became Ottoman

    After the Great Offensive the town was freed on 1 September 1922.

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Germiyan (Kütahya–Afyon–Uşak)”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Open the map in 1390

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “UŞAK” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.